The Ruling on Zakah in Gold That a Woman Keeps Solely for Adornment
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Question:
Is zakah obligatory on gold that a woman keeps solely for adornment and use, and not for trade?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement regarding the obligation of zakah on women's jewelry if it reaches the nisab and is not for trade. The correct view is that zakah is obligatory on it if it reaches the nisab, even if it is merely for wearing and adornment.
The nisab for gold is twenty mithqals, which amounts to eleven Saudi pounds and three-sevenths of a Saudi pound. If the jewelry is less than this, there is no zakah on it, unless it is for trade, in which case zakah is obligatory on it absolutely if its value reaches the nisab of gold or silver.
As for the nisab of silver, it is one hundred and forty mithqals, which amounts to fifty-six riyals in dirhams. If the jewelry is silver and less than this, there is no zakah on it, unless it is for trade, in which case zakah is obligatory on it absolutely if its value reaches the nisab of gold or silver.
The evidence for the obligation of zakah on jewelry made of gold and silver intended for wearing is the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih Muslim 987a.
And the hadith of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both): that a woman entered upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and her daughter had two bracelets of gold on her hand, so he said: She said: No. He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1563Hasan (Al-Albani) So she threw them down and said: They are for Allah and His Messenger. It was narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i with a good chain of narration.
And the hadith of Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her), that she used to wear ornaments of gold, so she said: O Messenger of Allah, is this a treasure? He said (peace and blessings be upon him): It was narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Daraqutni, and al-Hakim graded it as authentic, and he did not say to her (peace and blessings be upon him) that there is no zakah on jewelry.
And what is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 4:383 is a weak hadith that is not permissible to use to contradict the original ruling or the authentic hadiths. And success is from Allah.
Is zakah obligatory on gold that a woman keeps solely for adornment and use, and not for trade?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement regarding the obligation of zakah on women's jewelry if it reaches the nisab and is not for trade. The correct view is that zakah is obligatory on it if it reaches the nisab, even if it is merely for wearing and adornment.
The nisab for gold is twenty mithqals, which amounts to eleven Saudi pounds and three-sevenths of a Saudi pound. If the jewelry is less than this, there is no zakah on it, unless it is for trade, in which case zakah is obligatory on it absolutely if its value reaches the nisab of gold or silver.
As for the nisab of silver, it is one hundred and forty mithqals, which amounts to fifty-six riyals in dirhams. If the jewelry is silver and less than this, there is no zakah on it, unless it is for trade, in which case zakah is obligatory on it absolutely if its value reaches the nisab of gold or silver.
The evidence for the obligation of zakah on jewelry made of gold and silver intended for wearing is the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
If any owner of gold or silver does not pay what is due on him, when the Day of Resurrection would come, plates of fire would be beaten out for him; these would then be heated in the fire of Hell and his sides, his forehead and his back would be cauterized with them.
ما من صاحب ذهب ولا فضة لا يؤدي منها حقها إلا إذا كان يوم القيامة صفحت له صفائح من نار فأحمي عليها في نار جهنم فيكوى بها جنبه وجبينه وظهرهAnd the hadith of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As (may Allah be pleased with them both): that a woman entered upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and her daughter had two bracelets of gold on her hand, so he said:
Do you give the zakah of this?
أتعطين زكاة هذا؟Are you pleased that Allah may put two bangles of fire on your hands?
أيسرك أن يسورك الله بهما يوم القيامة سوارين من نارAnd the hadith of Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her), that she used to wear ornaments of gold, so she said: O Messenger of Allah, is this a treasure? He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whatever reaches the amount that requires zakah, and zakah is paid on it, is not a treasure.
ما بلغ أن يزكى فزكي فليس بكنزAnd what is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
There is no zakah on jewelry
ليس في الحلي زكاة
Source
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